Representative who sponsored "Tim Tebow Bill" in Alabama declares it "dead" for 2014

Former Nease (Fla.) quaterback Tim Tebow powers through the line for some tough yardage against Hoover in this August 2005 file photo. A bill was propsed in the Alabama state legislature this month related to the right of home school students like Tebow to play on public high school teams. That bill was removed from the voting calendar this week and is not likely to go to vote during this session. (AL.com file photo)

Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin of Indian Springs said there's not enough time left for the bill to go to a vote in this year's session.

"I think basically it is probably dead because it got taken off the calendar for us to vote on for the full House," she said. "It is really too late for it go through the House and go through the Senate committees and be taken up by the full Senate. I'm really frustrated by it."

McClurkin said the bill was placed on the calendar earlier this week but was taken off by Thursday evening. It never went to a vote.

"I think it is strictly politics in it being an election year and people not wanting to go against the education establishment," McClurkin said. "I am real frustrated about that. But I think that's the reason."

The only sliver of hope for HB 503 is a special session that could potentially be called out of order. That is not likely to happen.

If so, McClurkin said she'd put it up again during any potential special session if the call wasn't too clearly defined.

There are basically three legislative days left in the session. The state's lawmakers will go on Spring Break next week.

The bill would have to go through the House, the Senate committees and then to a full vote.

She said the bill was placed on the House calendar on Tuesday, but couldn't clearly define why the bill was removed.

She said the bill was either taken off on Wednesday or Thursday.

"It came off the calendar before it was presented to the full House," she said. "I do still plan to advocate for it and to do that. There are just so many kids who miss out and it really is so limited they can't do sports and get scholarships by playing for the high schools."